Civil litigation deals with private disputes between parties. ... If the parties involved reach an agreement prior to trial, civil cases can be settled out of court. In addition, in criminal cases, a plea bargain could be reached before the trial starts. In a civil lawsuit, the parties include the plaintiff, the defendant and, sometimes, third parties (otto-graph.com, 2013). The plaintiff is the party who has allegedly suffered a legal injustice at the hands of the defendant. ...

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The adversarial system is essentially a party process. ... On the opposite side of the argument, the adversarial system is being criticized on its capability in reaching the truth. ... This is caused by the etiquette of the system as parties are allowed to control their arguments by presenting only evidence beneficial to their case to the jury and the judge. ... Secondly parties without representations or inequality of capability in legal representation can not be guaranteed a fair trial. ...

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The difference between each party is in their rewards. ... In a family, the father is not obligated to help his children when they reach the stage of self-preservation whereas in a government it is obligated to help its people. ... The analogy states what each party receives for being in charge but it does not explain what this has to do with the formation of government. ... It fails to explain the relevance of the comparison of rewards that each party receives. ...

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The difference between each party is in their rewards. ... In a family, the father is not obligated to help his children when they reach the stage of self-preservation whereas in a government it is obligated to help its people. ... The analogy states what each party receives for being in charge but it does not explain what this has to do with the formation of government. ... It fails to explain the relevance of the comparison of rewards that each party receives. ...

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Something is wrong when a person can hunt wildlife at the age of 11, but cannot be trusted with beer when they reach age 18. ... Instead of being able to have complete control over one's life when they reach the legal age of adulthood, citizens are forced to wait an additional three years for an equal level of freedom. ... Research shows that the typical college student would not feel the need to have a binge drinking party if he were allowed into the local bar. The need to throw private drinking parties would no longer be common because the accessibility of alcohol would no longer be a p...

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Aboriginal girls were to be married when they reached puberty, and were married to much older men, who could marry (and have numerous wives) once a certain age. ... These are orderly procedures, which use common rules and judgments for all parties, to be able to come to a fair decision. ...

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A meeting took place at the house of the father of the bride, where certain issues of the marriage contract were discussed; the dowry in particular was finalized and agreed upon by both parties. ... In fact, they married at so early an age that the law mandated that Roman boys could not marry prior to having reached their fourteenth year, and girls could not marry before the age of twelve. ...

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When the case reaches the Supreme Court, the Court may choose to use judicial review and overturn the case Bowers v. ... However, as this case surfaced, interests groups urged the Supreme Court to hear the case as well as submit an "amicus curiae" briefs, document that often provides the Court valuable information about legal arguments or how the case might affect people other than the parties to the case, in this case, that all homosexuals should be protected under the 14th Amendment and afforded equality to heterosexuals under the law. ...

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All state organs, the armed forces, all political parties and public organizations, and all enterprises and undertakings must abide by the Constitution and the law. ... All citizens who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of ethnic status, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status or length of residence, except persons deprived of political rights according to law. ...

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To make a system that could reach out to all, the idea of creating a system to deal with all was adopted, and became the early form of today's precedent. ... Today, much of the workings of the House of Commons involves the introduction of statutes and is part and parcel of "party politics". ...

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Califano states: "A child who reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol, or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so." ... I wanted to see for my self, so I went to a party in down town Detroit, and there I saw what have changed my mind for good, I saw over 50 young people between the ages 15 and 22 smoking marihuana, and sniffing cocaine. ...

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